Commission agent gets extortion call

Amritsar, July 2

Now, a commission agent and a fertiliser trader has got an extortion call allegedly from a Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, who is also wanted in singer-turned politician, Sidhu Moosewala’s murder case.

The victim, Manish Kumar, a resident of Chawinda Devi village, has lodged a complaint with the Kathunangal police in this connection. A case under Sections 384, 511 and 506 of the IPC was registered against unidentified persons in this connection.

Manish Kumar said he works as a commission agent in Amritsar and Kathunangal, while he also has the business of construction material and fertilisers. He said on Friday, around 1 pm, he got a call from a virtual number, in which the caller identified himself as Goldy Brar. He said the caller sought an amount of Rs 10 lakh and threatened to shoot him within three days if he failed to give the same. The caller claimed he knew about Manish’s wherabouts and daily movement.

Senior Superintendent of Police Swarndeep Singh said an FIR had been registered and the case was being investigated. Nothing could be said at this moment, as it would hamper the probe, he said.

There has been a spurt in extortion calls ever since famous Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead. Earlier, former Deputy Chief Minister Om Parkash Soni, former MLAs Amarpal Singh Bony and Harpartap Singh Ajnala besides several traders have got extortion calls.

The police had arrested a Jalandhar resident for making extortion calls to Amarpal Singh Bony following preliminary probe, while it was yet to make any breakthrough in the remaining cases.